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§ 1-1990.2. Definitions

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Public Health Code
Article 19. Nursing Home Care (Refs & Annos)
Silver Alert Act
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-1990.2
§ 1-1990.2. Definitions
Currentness
As used in the Silver Alert Act:
1. “Alert” means the statewide silver alert for missing senior citizens;
2. “Local law enforcement agency” includes, but is not limited to, a county sheriff's office, a police department of a municipality or city, or the state highway patrol;
3. “Media outlet” includes but is not limited to radio stations, television stations, newspapers and local support organizations; and
4. “Missing senior citizen” means a person:
a. whose whereabouts are unknown,
b. whose age at the time the person is first reported missing is sixty (60) years of age or older and who is believed to be suffering from dementia or other cognitive impairment, and
c. whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person, as determined by a local law enforcement agency.

Credits

Laws 2009, c. 50, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-1990.2, OK ST T. 63 § 1-1990.2
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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